Archives for
May 2013

North Korea is expected to mooch off other nations for cyber offensive tools because it is not plugged into the global web, according to the Defense Department’s first report to Congress on the regime's military might. These are some of the spare det...

The latest big Marvel movie, Iron Man 3, opens today. It's getting decent reviews, but it might have a tiny technical impairment holding it back: With two prior movies, plus a little tie-in called The Avengers, how can everyone stay up to speed on th...

Ever wish you could answer a call on your iPhone even though your hands are covered with spare rib sauce? It happens. Yet with Samsung's would-be iPhone 5-killer, the Galaxy S4, that's not an issue. Hands-free control is one of the features highlight...

It would be an understatement to note that there is hype surrounding Google Glass. In a recent op-ed, Mashable's Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff called Google Glass the future of technology, and many businesses are already making moves to get their ser...

Ender's Game director Gavin Hood, producer Bob Orci and actor Asa Butterfield will unveil the science fiction movie's first teaser trailer in a Google+ Hangout on May 7. The live video chat begins at 4 p.m. ET. The trio will discuss and answer viewer...

The thermometer is a timeless medical device, but you often need to be familiar with common symptoms and what to do if you have them for it really come in handy. The Kinsa Smart Thermometer offers a new way of taking the effort out of diagnosing and ...

There’s something about being able to chat with someone while showing him or her photos from your last vacation, or a video of your child’s first steps, that makes the experience as a whole a lot more personal. Meet DabKick, an iOS app that attempts ...

NASA has Twitter down to a science. The agency knows the ins and outs of YouTube. It even even makes Google+ look cool. But what you may not know is that NASA has plenty of forgotten features all over its websites, just waiting for geeks to uncover. ...

In Disney's fairytale world, princesses chat with birds, sing with dwarves and swim with talking flounder. The biggest worries of these ladies are evil step moms or horrid octopus women. But once their prince comes along, it's sunshine and daisies fo...

Entertaining distractions for kids have come a long way since the early days of Concentration and Connect the Dots. That’s especially true if you’re an iPad user. Take a look at these masterpieces that highlight some game-changing graphics interactio...

Iron Man 3 opens today in North America, but it’s been playing in Chinese theaters since the May Day holiday and has already made a killing, bringing in a record-breaking $21.2 million on its first day alone. And it’s not just records: Marvel and its...

If you're tired of sitting around waiting to get bitten by a radioactive spider or for Batman to retire and leave you his Batmobile (and hopefully Alfred), then take matters into your own hands -- build your own hammer that could rival Thor's. In thi...

The word Photoshop has evolved to function as a noun, adjective and verb. The Adobe program has become an essential tool for photographers looking to tweak and manipulate their images. Jerry Uelsmann is a photographer of the old school who modifies h...

Even when you're using a fake name on a social media site, your comments can come back to haunt you. Just ask notorious Redditor violentacrez, who was unmasked last fall by Adrian Chen, a reporter for Gawker. Is it possible to protect your privacy on...

You can add it to a motion detector. You can add it to a security camera. Heck, the creators of a tiny new Wi-Fi board even joke that you can add it to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The Spark Core board, from Spark Devices, can make any of your...

Google Glass has its first YouTube app. Fullscreen Labs released Fullscreen BEAM Friday, the first YouTube app for the high-tech glasses. “Our engineering team loves building better experiences for digital video creators every day and hacking on new ...

Apartment hunting can be a seriously traumatizing experience. Find an apartment you love and you can't afford it or find an apartment you can afford and your roommates have antennas (or worse, rabies). Not to mention, there's worrying about neighborh...

From hotel towels to soccer jerseys, just about everything seems to be tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips these days. Now scientists have developed a way to embed these chips in paper, which could pave the way for so-called smart...

Instagram added the ability to tag photos this week. Similar to photo tagging on Facebook, your friends can now tag you in their Instagram photos so that the image shows up on your profile as well. It’s a fantastic feature if you want to share those ...

Happy Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. The epic big-screen battle between good and evil set in a galaxy far, far away influenced generations of young Jedi wannabes. Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi instilled values of discipline and loyalty, while D...

One man's trash is another man's treasure, the cliche says. But it's true -- no good or service is of equal value to every person, not even money itself, as interest rates reveal, it all depends on what year it is. So if you're selling something, it ...

A team of pilots, researchers and support crew scored a point for renewable energy early Saturday morning when their cutting-edge solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse touched down in Phoenix, Ariz. following an 18-hour, 18-minute flight from a base o...

As wearable technology, Google Glass is an impressive piece of work. It's so useful and comfortable to wear that you might be tempted to sport the eyewear every single day. Sounds like a great idea now, but what about the future? Mashable cartoon by ...

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